The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-10-15

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Christ chat though He WA rich, yet for
your sake. He became poor III Corin-
ihians va. .:
19.at III, the worlds which on a cold
vinter's night make the heavens ono
GREAT glitter are inhabifanfless Is an
nbsurdlty Philosophers tell us that
many OF these worlds are TOO hot or
TOO cold or too rareiied OF atmosphere
for residence. But, II not nc for hui
man abode. they may he iit for beings
different from and superior to our
selves We are told that the world of
Jupiter is changing until II is almost
,it Tor creatures like the human race,
and that Mars would do for the human
family with n little change in the
structure 81 the respiratory organs.
But that there is a great world swung
somewheres. vast beyond imagination.
and that il IS the headquarters OF the
universe. and the metropolis OF inn
meusity. and has population In num-
btrs vast beyond al statistics, and APP
pointInents OF splendor beyond the
capacity OF canvas, or poem, or angel
10 describe, II rs certain as the bible Is
authentic. Perhaps sCme Of the as
tronomers with their big telescopes
have ALREADY caught a glimpse OF Il.
not knowing what IL is. We spell IL
with six letters, and pronounce IL
heaven.
That i where Prince Jesus lived
nineteen centuries AFRO. He was the
Kings son. n was the old homestead
OF eternity. and All It's castles were as
old as God. Not a frost had ever
chilled the Air. Not tear had ever
rolled down the cheek Of one of its ia.
habitantA There Ind meyer been In IL n
headache or a sideache. or a heart
ache. There had not been "A funeral
IN the memory Of lis Oldest inhabifant.
There had never In All the land been
woven "A black veil. for there had never
been ANYTHING TO mourn over. The
passage 1T millions of years had not
wrlnkled or crippled or bedimmed anv
OF It's citizens. All the people there
were IN the state OF eternal adolescence.
What floral and pomonic richness!
Gardens Of perpetual bloom and orch
ards In amending fruitage. Had some
spirit from another world entered
and asked what is sin. what is be-
reayementg what Is sorrow what is
death the brightest of the intelligent
ces would have failed 10 give defini-
ton. though To study the question
there were silence in Heaven for half
an hour. The Prince of whom sneak
had honors. emolumcnts. acclamations.
such AS no other Prince. celestial or
terrestrial. ever enjoyed. As he passed
the street the inhabitants took of
from their brows garlands of white
lilies and threw them in the way. He
never entered any of the temples
without all the worshipers rising mp
and bowing in obeisance.. In all the
professions of the high days he was
the one who evoked the loudest wei
come. Sometimes on foot. walking
in loving talk with the humblest of
the band, but at other times he took
chariot. and among the twenty
thousand that David spoke of his was
the swifsest and most flaming, or, rs
when John described him, ne took a
white palfrey with what prance of
foot. and arch OF neck, and roll OF
name. and CLEAN of eye is only sug-
gestcd In the Apocalypse. He was
not like other princes, waiting for the
father 20 die and then take the throne
When few years ago an artist in
Germany made a picture for the Royal